Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fawr is a mountain in , , the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,278 feet
  • Description: mountain (1000.9m) in Gwynedd
  • Also known as: “Glyders”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fach.

Peak
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a top of in , north-west . It has the distinction of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.

Peak
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is a mountain in , north-west , and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from and Bristly Ridge to the north, via Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards .

Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.

Locality
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is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern , the national park in the mountainous region of . Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above , near , in . The name is shared with the fort of Dinas , also within the community of , on a foothill 6 kilometres from village and 3 kilometres from the and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of .

Glyder Fawr

Latitude
53.10149° or 53° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.02912° or 4° 1′ 45″ west
Elevation
3,278 feet (999 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4X2C+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29580545
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2648391
Wiki­data ID
Q3109361
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Satellite Map

Discover Glyder Fawr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Glyder Fawr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غليدر فاور”
  • Breton: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Cebuano: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Dutch: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جليدر فاور”
  • French: “Glyder Fawr”
  • German: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Irish: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Ladin: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Swedish: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Welsh: “Glyder Fawr”
  • Welsh: “Y Glyder Fawr”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm Cneifion and Cwm Bochlwyd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Devil’s Kitchen and Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve.

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